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Admiral Sir Albert Hastings Markham KCB (11 November 1841 – 28 October 1918) was a British explorer, author, and officer in the Royal Navy. In 1903 he was invested as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath .
His deputy – Rear-Admiral Albert Hastings Markham – was in the lead ship of the second division of five ships, the 10,600 long tons (10,800 t) Camperdown. Markham's normal divisional flagship – Trafalgar – was being refitted. Unusually for Tryon, he had discussed his plans for anchoring the fleet with some of his officers.
Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton, GBE, KCB, KCMG, DSO [23] Admiral Sir Albert Hastings Markham, KCB [24] Admiral of the Fleet Sir William May, GCB GCVO [25] Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, GCB GCMG; Vice-Admiral Sir Charles Royds, KBE CMG ADC FRGS [26] Admiral Sir Percy Royds, CB CMG ADC [27] Admiral Sir Percy Scott [28] Admiral of the Fleet Sir Edward ...
The school was formed on 1 April 2004 as the Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering (DCAE) and was one of five federated defence colleges formed after the Defence Training Review. In 2012, it joined three other technical training colleges under a combined organisation, the Defence College of Technical Training, and reverted in title to ...
On 3 April, the second-in-command of Alert, Albert Hastings Markham, took a party north to attempt the Pole. By 11 May, having made slow progress, they reached their greatest latitude at 83° 20' 26"N. [ 8 ] Suffering from snow blindness, scurvy and exhaustion, they turned back.
The Royal School of Military Engineering (RSME) Group provides a wide range of training for the British Army and Defence. This includes; Combat Engineers, Carpenters, Chartered Engineers, Musicians, Band Masters, Sniffer Dogs, Veterinary Technicians, Ammunition Experts, Bomb Disposal Operators, and Counter Chemical Warfare experts, as well as Command and Leadership.
A sledging party under Albert Hastings Markham set a new record farthest north of 83° 20' 26"N, [8] but overall the expedition was a near-disaster. The men suffered badly from scurvy and were hampered by inappropriate clothing and equipment.
Harold Joseph Austin, Chairman of the Press, Radio and Television Committee in the State of Victoria for the visit of The Duke of Edinburgh to open the Olympic Games. John Flint Baillie, a member of the United Kingdom Community in Sylhet, East Pakistan. For services to the United Kingdom Association, Pakistan.